About This Piece

Vintage Design

This Austrian bronze figure was designed during the 1930s by Josef Lorenzl. The statue depicts a nude women and features a cold-painted gold finish over polished bronze, mounted on a portoro marble and quartz base-bronze base marked Lorenzl.

Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.

Product Code

CA-80205

Restoration and Damage Details

Minor wear on the finish and slight chipping to the marble.

Materials

Bronze, Marble

Color

Gold

Height

28 cm 11.0 inch

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Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks

Shipping & Delivery

Shipping Method

Ground - 1 to 2 weeks

Ships from

Germany

Duties Notice

Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Returns

Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

Delivery Details

Delivery will be completed by a parcel service such as UPS, DHL, or FedEx.

You will receive a tracking number to monitor the status of your shipment.

Delivery will take place between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.

Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.

A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine the packaging upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damaged packaging, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note, take pictures, and—if the item inside shows damages—contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations regarding damaged packaging represents your acceptance of the completed order in perfect condition.

* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks

About the Designer

Josef Lorenzl

Austrian sculptor and ceramist Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) is remembered for his delicate and whimsical bronze and ivory sculptures and figurines, which are considered exemplars of Austrian Art Deco sculpture
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Born in 1892 in Vienna, Lorenzl apprenticed at a foundry at the military storage complex Vienna Arsenal, where he became skilled in bronze casting. Rather than working in traditional metalwork industries such as construction, Lorenzl turned his hand to sculpture. His work celebrated the female form, depicting graceful dancers. Like his contemporaries Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) and Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), Lorenzl’s figurines were either made in bronze or chryselephantine, which is a combination of various materials in sculpture including, ivory, bronze, gold, and silver.

Early in his career, Lorenzl began working for the Austrian ceramics company Goldscheider, alongside Stephan Dakon (1904-1992). By the 1930s, both artists were the principal designers at Goldscheider.

Notable designs for Goldscheider include Captured Bird (c. 1922)—often referred to as Butterfly Wings—modeled after the 1920s actress and dancer Niddy Impekoven; the Egyptian Dancer (1922), also known as Odalisque, which represents a temple dancer from Verdi's Aida; and the Arabian Dancer (c. 1925). From the mid-1920s, Lorenzl began to focus more on nude sculptures, a change from his earlier designs which generally featured clothed women, in dancers’ dress, for which he is best known.

Over the course of his career, Lorenzl also worked for the Viennese companies Keramos, Wiener Kunstkeramik, and Porzellanmanufaktur AG, as well as the German firms Hertwig and Cortendorf.

Lorenzl passed away in 1950 in Vienna. It is rumored that after his death, Lorenzl’s wife Anna destroyed a large number of his sculptures. Most of his surviving pieces are signed either ‘Lor’ or ‘Enzl’, with some signed ‘Crejo’, after the painter who, for a period, worked alongside the sculptor, adding delicate gold and silver “filigree” paintwork to the bronze figurines. It is these rare Lorenzl-Crejo collaborations that are particularly sought-after by collectors.